Who are We: James Jardine

To continue on with the series of “who we are” here at secure ideas, here is the second profile post.

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Who am I:

James Jardine, Principal Security Consultant at Secure Ideas.

What do I do at Secure Ideas:

I get to do a little bit, scratch that, a lot of everything at Secure Ideas. Most of my time is spent performing consulting work for our many clients. In addition, I spend a lot of time helping define and improve internal processes for Secure Ideas. I enjoy creating blog posts, videos, and most recently, the Professionally Evil Perspective podcast.

What is my security background in a nutshell:

I come from a development background, which I think helps in my security consulting experience. I first got my taste of security back in 2001 when a client I was contracting for needed someone to look into a possible network breach. From that point, I started focusing more on application security in my development roles. I really enjoy the challenge of security and am always looking to learn more. About two years ago I became an instructor for SANS teaching their Dev544: Secure Coding in .Net course.

What is my favorite attack:

While I enjoy a wide range of the attacks I get to perform, my favorite is the phishing attacks, or social engineering. I really enjoy the challenge of trying to craft an exploit that I am going to then use to target another user to see if I can gain the advantage. Every user is different and the back story and technique used can very a lot. These types of attacks allow for the most freedom and can be really fun.ssh

What am I learning about now:

I am really trying to dig into MVC development. It is a very popular programming paradigm and I am trying to do much more with it. I am also learning a lot about SEO which is quite interesting.